Usyk will beat Bellew and Whyte, all those guys – says ex-coach

Usyk v Bellew 30/07/2018

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James Ali Bashir is confident cruiserweight king Aleksandr Usyk will defeat Tony Bellew and Dillian Whyte should Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn pitch his men in with the first ever World Boxing Super Series champion.

Usyk called out Bellew after dominating Murat Gassiev to take the Ali Trophy and Bashir is 100% certain the big Ukrainian would defeat Bellew, Whyte and a host of other heavyweights out there should he move up in weight – as expected.

“I predicted Usyk’s dominance. I said that he would win the fight by unanimous decision or he will win the fight by late TKO,” Bashir told 112 International.

“I predicted a dominant win and that’s what happened. He’s just a different breed of fighter. He has confidence, his condition is what makes a difference.

“I trained him for three years. I saw something in Usyk in those three years that most fighters haven’t shown me for the last 25 years. I have to go way back to find the kind of fire.

Bellew confirmed talks were underway in a guest appearance on talkSPORT on Monday morning, stating a UK collision with Usyk was on the cards.

We have spoken and it’s agreed that it will happen in the UK and we’ve agreed on the timescale for it to happen,” Bellew told talkSPORT adding to comments made on social media and to Sky Sports during his punditry role on Sky Box Office on Saturday night.